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• ABOUT.COM -- Before You Hire a Broker: Learn About Fee, Low-fee, and No-fee A fantastic article explaining the difference between "FEE APARTMENTS", "LOW FEE APARTMENTS", and "NO FEE APARTMENTS".
• ABOUT.COM -- Find a No-Fee Apartment in Manhattan - - Guide to NYC Manageme A great article on finding the right apartment.
• ABOUT.COM -- Find a No-Fee Apartment in Manhattan - - New York City Listing Not such a great article since these services provide all of the same information Urban Sherpa does, only we do it for free.
• ABOUT.COM -- Manhattan Apartment Rental Resources Financial Requirements for Renting a Manhattan Apartment.
• Apartment and Rental Directory Apartments and Rentals Directory. Search for apartment websites, rental, apartment for rent, room for rent, corporate housing, student housing, roommate, relocation, apt locating service and rental unit online advertising.
• AskANewYork.com - The Blog for Everything New York! New York's only website where you can find out just about everything there is to know about New York City from the people who know it best: New Yorkers themselves.
• BROWNSTONER - Brooklyn's BEST Blog Brownstoner.com is a site about Brooklyn real estate and renovation, and all the tangential topics that impact life inside and outside the home in Brooklyn. Launched in October 2004 by Jonathan Butler, the site currently has about 100,000 unique visitors per month.
• City-Data.com - Great blog for everything New York City We've collected and analyzed data from numerous sources to create as complete and interesting profiles of all U.S. cities as we could. We have over 58,000 city photos not found anywhere else, graphs of latest real estate prices and sales trends, recent home sales, home value estimator, hundreds of thousands of maps, satellite photos, stats about residents (race, income, ancestries, education, employment...), geographical data, state profiles, crime data, registered sex offenders, housing, businesses, local news links based on our exclusive technology, birthplaces of famous people, political contributions, city government finances and employment, weather, hospitals, schools, libraries, houses, airports, radio and TV stations, zip codes, area codes, air pollution, latest unemployment data, time zones, water systems and their health and monitoring violations, comparisons to averages, professionally written city guides, a forum with over 350,000 registered members and 4,000,000 posts, 5,000+ user-submitted facts, 12,000+ exclusive local business profiles with photos, and more demographics. If you ever need to research any city for any reason, from considering a move there to just checking where somebody you know is staying, this is the site for you.
• Columbia University's Off Campus Housing Links and Resources Listing of the Web links below does not constitute a recommendation of these Web sites nor is the accuracy of the information listed in these Web sites verified by OCHA. Columbia University assumes no responsibility in connection with any of these Web sites, and recommends that any information listed therein be independently verified.
• Columbia Universitys Tips for Apartment Hunting 5 tips for finding your next apartment.
• CROSCON A leader in strategic programming.
• CURBED -- The Industry's Premier Blog Great commentary and info about what is going on in all 5 boroughs. Mostly in blog format - this website is a great place to find out what's going on in your neighborhood.
• Directory of Apartments Apartment for Rent Directoy and Apartment Finder lists
• New York City Municipal Website The New York City's municipal website can be a resource of all shapes and sizes. From what's going on in your neighborhood, to announcements about festivals and events, to finding out about affordable apartments - this site can be helpful in so many was.
• NEW YORK MAGAZINE -- NYMag Real Estate New York's Premier magazine and their take on the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island real estate markets. With commentary, newsletters, listings, articles, and other info - you simply can't go wrong with this journalist-driven resource.
• New York Post Real Estate Section Journalism at its best! The New York Post has long been considered one of the premier news providers when it comes to New York City real estate. This newspaper's online edition offers insight into what's going on with Manhattan apartments, New York City developments, real estate blogs, articles on renting apartments in Manhattan and all the 5 boroughs.
• New York Real Estate Institute About NYREI - The New York Real Estate Institute The New York Real Estate Institute is the gold standard in the industry since 1987. Among our more than 50,000 graduates are some of the most successful real estate professionals in New York. We are the regions number one learning institution for licensed real estate professionals and for those looking to be real estate investors. The New York Real Estate Institute started in 1987 with a commitment to meet the education requirements of busy people who want to become licensed real estate sales people and individuals who might be interested in buying a home, coop or simply considering investing in real estate. The New York Real Estate Institute came up with a novel approach of offering a weekly, rotating - START ANY TIME - course. This means that a salesperson candidate can start any day and finish in six days or take up to three months to complete the course. Each class session (module) can be taken during the mornings, afternoons, evenings, or weekends. NYREI offers the largest selection of continuing education courses to be taken in the classroom or online. We also offer the following courses every month: Broker Licensing; Property Management; Mortgage Broker; Title Closing; Appraiser Licensing; Florida Broker Licensing and Florida Mortgage Broker Licensing (both exclusive to NYREI); Notary and many Real Estate Investment Courses. Our reputation is based on integrity and reliability. A significant benefit to our students is that all of our instructors are real estate professionals who are therefore able to offer relevant real estate experience and knowledge. Our staff is professional with relevant experience in the Real Estate market and will provide you with job placement with real estate firms looking for salespeople. Furthermore, any brokerage firm looking for additional salespersons, please let us know so we can promote your firm to our students.
• NEW YORK TIMES -- Finding Your First Apartment One of the year's best articles on finding an apartment in Manhattan.
• NYC.GOV -- Apartment Hunting Tips Finding an apartment in New York City can be a daunting process. In today's tight real estate market, stories abound about apartment hunters seeing scores of units before finding a suitable one, only to be outbid by a prospective tenant with check in hand. It is also common to hear anecdotes about unbelievable deals on centrally-placed apartments found simply by word-of-mouth. How do apartment hunters actually find a place to live in New York City? Check out our Top Ten List to see the most common ways New Yorkers find apartments.
• PROPERTY SHARK --- The Best Real Estate Resource Out There! One of the most comprehensive websites available for real estate research and general property information. Involved in real estate? This is a must-have.
• THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) provides decent and affordable housing in a safe and secure living environment for low and moderate- income residents throughout the five boroughs. To fulfill this mission, NYCHA must preserve its aging housing stock through timely maintenance and modernization of its developments. NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 Leased Housing Program in rental apartments. Simultaneously, we work to enhance the quality of life at NYCHA by offering our residents opportunities to participate in a multitude of community, educational and recreational programs, as well as job readiness and training initiatives.
• THE NEW YORK TIMES --- The First and Last Place for New York City Real Esta The New York Times Real Estate section is the centerpiece for Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island. It is the first place every single buyer, renter, and seller of real estate goes to being their process.
• THE REAL DEAL -- New York's #1 News Source for NYC Real Estate The Real Deal provides an exclusive inside look at the big players and major deals in the most important real estate market on the planet. With 120,000 magazine readers and 360,000 monthly visitors at therealdeal.com, The Real Deal's coverage of New York's residential and commercial markets is required reading for the real estate industry. Our monthly magazine provides a sophisticated mix of news exclusives, wide-ranging interviews, illuminating features and in-depth analysis for brokers, developers, investors, appraisers, architects and real estate enthusiasts. With quarterly and annual special reports, we also cover the suburban, national and international markets. Alliances with Metro Newspapers, Reuters and other partners give our articles a national global audience. Our New York edition launched in 2003, while our South Florida edition launched in February 2008.
• The Rent Guidelines Board The NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) is mandated to establish rent adjustments for the approximately one million dwelling units subject to the Rent Stabilization Law in New York City. The Board holds an annual series of public meetings and hearings to consider research from staff, and testimony from owners, tenants, advocacy groups and industry experts.
• The Rent Stabilization Association for New York City The Rent Stabilization Association (RSA) is the largest trade association in New York City representing 25,000 property owners/agents responsible for approximately one million units of housing. RSA's members range from owners of one small building to large multi-family complexes, cooperatives & condominiums. Our broad representation has allowed us to develop a powerful base for our lobbying programs and the resources to provide a wide assortment of products and services to our members.
• UpperEastSide.com - The City's Largest Neighborhood's Online HQ Our mission is to be the most useful local information source for Upper East Siders living and doing business in New York City, and those interested in traveling to Manhattan and visiting the Upper East Side. We are a hyperlocal company, focused on providing perspectives on local living, local business information and other interesting content for people interested in the Upper East Side. Our business listings are more complete and more accurate than information you will find anywhere else. We have people that walk the streets and manage the data on an on-going basis, ensuring that new business openings and closings are captured quickly and updated in our database.
• VILLAGE VOICE BACKPAGE CLASSIFIEDS One of New York City's largest classified ads sections.
• WIRED NEW YORK One of the best blogs in the New York City area with specific threads on real estate, apartment hunting, no fee apartments, lists of no fee rental buildings and lots and lots more.